Project Accountant Job Vacancy- Ministry of Education and Sports

Job Title: Project Accountant

Overall Objective:
To ensure high quality financial management procedures, in support of successful achievement of specific outputs in the logical framework and approved work plans of the projects

Qualifications
• Bachelors Degree in Finance, Accounting, or related field Full Accounting professional
• Membership to a professional accounting body

Experience
• Eight years of relevant professional experience in administration and financial management of large international projects

Competencies
• Demonstrated experience and skills in developing and managing large
Proficient in micro-soft accounting applications Strong analytical, oral, and written communication skills

Duties and responsibilities
• To assist the PC in managing all the projects finances in accordance with the approved financial controls by both the GoU and the donor requirements and ensuring periodic financial reporting.
To pay or prepare payment authorization letters to the Accounting Officer as appropriate, in favour of executors and service providers of approved activities.
•To maintain the project's accounting information/records in an orderly manner, through checking that all related Project and Government of Uganda accounting regulations are adhered with, approved payment orders
• To actively participate in the project's budgeting processes through identification of activities in line with the logical framework, related cost estimation and the finalization work plan budgets for the approval and endorsement of all signatories.
• To review, advise and endorse as necessary, all submitted requests for expenditure, ensuring that they are reasonable, comply with relevant Project procurement procedures and Government of Uganda regulations, are provided for in the budget/activity line limits of applicable approved work plans and that the necessary funds are available to execute payments.
• To follow-up and provide feed back on the approval processes of expenditure requests and the preparation of payment orders by the Accounting Officer and to obtain/review accountabilities for expenditure from related executors and service providers.
• To provide administrative support to the project, including participation in relevant project meetings
• Any other duties assigned by the supervisor
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Please deliver your sealed applications to,

Head-Procurement and Disposal Unit
King George VI Way; Room 7.2 Floor 7-Embassy Building
PO Box 7063
Kampala

The closing date is November 10, 2010